souls

英 [səʊlz]

美 [soʊlz]

n.  灵魂; 心性; 内心; 心灵; (人类整体的)精神状况，道德品质
soul的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 灵魂
  Yoursoulis the part of you that consists of your mind, character, thoughts, and feelings. Many people believe that your soul continues existing after your body is dead.
  1. She went to pray for the soul of her late husband...
     她去为亡夫的灵魂祈祷。
  2. 'I will put my heart and soul into the job,' he promises.
     “我会全身心投入到工作中去，”他保证说。
• N-SING (民族或政治运动的)精神，精髓
  Thesoulof a nation or a political movement is its basic nature and beliefs.
  1. ...a struggle for the soul of the Republican Party.
     为实现共和党的基本宗旨而进行的奋斗
• N-COUNT (某种类型的)人
  You can refer to someone as a particular kind ofsoulwhen you are describing their character or condition.
  1. He's a jolly soul...
     他是个乐天派。
  2. Her mother, poor soul, came to an even worse end.
     她的母亲，那个可怜的人，结局更糟糕。
• N-SING (用于否定句中)一个人(也没有)
  You usesoulin negative statements likenot a soulto mean nobody at all.
  1. I've never harmed a soul in my life...
     我这一生从未伤害过任何人。
  2. There was not a soul there.
     那里一个人也没有。
• N-UNCOUNT 灵乐(一种主要由美国黑人音乐家表演的流行音乐，源出福音唱诗及布鲁斯乐曲)
  Soulorsoul musicis a type of pop music performed mainly by black American musicians. It developed from gospel and blues music and often expresses deep emotions.
  1. ...American soul singer Anita Baker.
     美国灵乐歌手安妮塔·贝克
• N-PLURAL (尤指居住在某一地方的)人
  You can refer to the number of people who live in a particular place assouls.
  1. ...a tiny village of only 100 souls.
     一个只有 100 位居民的小村庄
• PHRASE 出卖灵魂;做违背良心的事
  If you say that someonesellstheirsoul, you mean that they do something immoral or bad in order to get something they want such as success or money.
  1. ...politicians who would sell their soul for the sake of office.
     为了谋求官位而不择手段的政客
• tobareone'ssoul→ see:bare

双语例句

• All souls are travelling through the infinite universe and go through various cycles of experience and growth.
  所有灵魂都旅行穿越了无穷的宇宙并经历了无数体验和长大周期。
• In the old animistic world view, people believed that nature was organised by invisible souls.
  过去信仰万物有灵论的人们认为自然是由看不见的灵魂安排的。
• When you sing, we realize what our souls need, being shocked.
  当你歌唱的时候，我们认识到自己灵魂的需求，震撼了！
• The abode of God and the angels and the souls of those who have gained salvation.
  上帝，天使和获得拯救的人的灵魂居住的地方。
• But I firmly believe that great Nature has souls and spirits as man does since she is alive.
  但我坚信，大自然既然是有生命的，它一定也和人类一样有灵魂和精神。
• I will require all slain beasts, and the souls of all slain men.
  我将索要所有杀戮的动物，和所有杀戮之人的灵魂。
• I am making new friends with beautiful souls all around the world.
  我和世界上有着美好心灵的人交朋友。
• Prayers were said for souls in Purgatory.
  祷告词是为炼狱中的灵魂念的。
• To these brave souls and their families, thank you for your service and sacrifice.
  这些勇敢的灵魂和他们的家庭，谢谢你们的付出和牺牲。
• We pledge our bodies and souls.
  我们保证我们身体和灵魂。